Cote d'Ivoire's Gbagbo forms government
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Laurent Gbagbo, who was named by Cote d'Ivoire's Constitutional Council as the winner of the presidential run-off, has announced the formation of a government of 33 members.
In the presidential run-off, incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister and opposition leader Alassane Ouattara competed for the top office of the country.
Ouattara was claimed as the winner of the election by the electoral commission while Gbagbo was named as the winner by the Constitutional Council which has the final say on the results of the polls.
Gbagbo has been sworn in as the new president of the west African country by the Constitutional Council and Ouattara has also swore himself in as the president.
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